Property Record
524 N FRANKLIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Shawano Lumber Company warehouse |
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| Other Name: | Heritage Park Visitor Center |
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| Reference Number: | 119594 |
| Location (Address): | 524 N FRANKLIN ST |
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| County: | Shawano |
| City: | Shawano |
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| Survey Date: | 2000 |
| Historic Use: | warehouse |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Drop Siding |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. Originally built by either the Shawano Lumber Company or Shawano County for unloading rail cars. Currently located near where the tracks for the "Planing Mill" railroad spur for the Shawano Lumber Company had been; the tracks are no longer extant. Building was later used by Shawano County for storing oil and fuel. The Shawano County Highway Department vacated the building in 1985 and it was given to the Shawano County Historical Society in 1989. |
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| Bibliographic References: | . |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |